Do you know all the words to the first verse of “The Star-Spangled Banner?”
Asked at Borders, 700 N.H. on September 14, 2005
“I think I do, or I did at one time. I couldn't think of them right now.”
— Jonathan Gardner, teaching counselor, Lawrence
“No, but I can sing along when everyone else is singing.”
— Linda Champion, retired, Lawrence
“Yes. I've had to sing it in some of the choirs I've been in. It's just something you grow up with. You usually don't think about it - you just sing it.”
— Louis Santiago, Kansas University graduate student, Lawrence
“I can sing it with the music, but I can't remember the words without it.”
— Diane Ruder, marketing, Lawrence